Where does “examen” come from?

examen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch examen, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

examen (Dutch): examination

Definitions

  1. examination

Ancestry of “examen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchexamen—
2Latinexamenswarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a...
3Latinexagmen—
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “examen”

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